Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : jbig2dec vulnerabilities (USN-5405-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 160724

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5405-1 advisory.

It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when parsing invalid files. An attacker could use this issue to cause jbig2dec to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9216)

It was discovered that jbig2dec incorrectly handled memory when processing untrusted input. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12268)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected jbig2dec, libjbig2dec0 and / or libjbig2dec0-dev packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5405-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 160724

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5405-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/9/2022

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12268

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jbig2dec, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjbig2dec0-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjbig2dec0

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9216, CVE-2020-12268

USN: 5405-1